Effective: November 9, 2026
CCS Sparrows is a free student companion app made by Kapatagan. This policy explains what information the app handles and why. In short: you don’t need an account, we don’t ask for your name or student details, and your schedule stays on your phone.
1. Information stored only on your phone
The app saves the following on your device so it works the way you set it up. It is never sent to us:
- The program, year level and section(s) you pick, and the subjects you choose
- Classes and calendar events you add or edit yourself
- Your settings, such as notification choices, reminder timing and theme
- A saved copy of public content (announcements, events, schedules, links), so the app works offline
Uninstalling the app, or clearing its storage in your phone’s settings, deletes all of this.
2. Content the app downloads
The app downloads public announcements, events, section schedules, links and office contacts from our server at sparrows.kapatagan.dev. These requests do not include anything about you. Like any website, our server and our network provider, Cloudflare, may briefly keep standard technical logs (such as IP address, time and device type) to keep the service secure and running. We do not use these logs to identify you.
3. Push notifications
To deliver announcements, the app uses Firebase Cloud Messaging, a Google service. When you install the app, Firebase gives your device a random identifier (a messaging token) so notifications can reach it. Your phone then follows the “CCS” and/or “ICCT” announcement topics you keep switched on. This identifier is not linked to your name, email or student number, and we cannot use it to tell who you are. Google processes it under its own privacy and security terms.
You can turn announcement notifications off in the app’s Settings, or for the whole app in your phone’s settings.
4. Reminders
Class and event reminders are scheduled on your phone by the phone itself. No reminder information is sent to us or to anyone else.
5. What we don’t do
- We don’t ask for or collect your name, email, phone number, student number, grades or location.
- We don’t use advertising, ad tracking or analytics in the app.
- We don’t sell or share personal information.
6. Links to other services
The app has links to outside pages and services, such as Facebook pages, Google Forms, the school’s Student Information System, Google Calendar, your phone dialer and email. Once you open them, their own privacy policies apply.
7. Children
CCS Sparrows is made for college students and is not directed at children under 13.
8. About this app
CCS Sparrows is an independent student app made by Kapatagan. It is not an official app of any school.
9. Changes to this policy
If we change how the app handles information, we will update this page and the effective date above.
10. Contact
For questions about this policy or the app, email [email protected] or visit kapatagan.dev.